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Why Do We Have Eyebrows?🤨 👀
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… ✨ Orla asks: Why do we get spots?🤨 Nathan wonders: Why do we have eyebrows?💡 Henry wants to know: Why does light travel faster than sound?☁️ Grace is curious: How do clouds form ... Show More
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VAMPIRE MYSTERY: Archaeologists Examine a Strange Burial🧛‍♂️🦴
It's still time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest! In Science in the News, a rare turtle rescued in the UK begins the next stage of its recovery, scientists discover that snakes don’t get hungry in the same way humans d ... Show More
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How Are Tears Made?😭💧
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🪶 JJ asks: Why don’t ostriches fly?🌻 Stein wonders: Why do sunflowers face the sun?🌬️ Arlo wants to know: Why do we breathe?😭 Royce asks: How are tears made?🦫 Ryan is curious ... Show More
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